ryankemper
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4 years ago Thanks Catherine.
I absolutely share your sentiment. For that reason I oppose the "immunity passport" idea.
I will work to integrate your feedback when I start the next iteration. Will prob take 24+ hours. Really appreciate you reaching out.
Ryan
On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 6:51 AM handesofawoman notifications@github.com wrote:
Your article and arguments for ending the lock down for covid get good marks from me. I am in general agreement with your content. There is one thing I would like you to flesh out further, please. It would be best to get several sources. I am generally opposed to the testing of people to prove immunity before allowing return to life. During medical school years ago, my genetics professor cautioned us vehemently about ever doing genetic testing on patients. This was in the late 1980's. He said there was no good end to the concept and that it would eventually be used to EXCLUDE individuals from: jobs, insurance, opportunities, education. He said that if we HAD to profile a patient that we must have a clear reason and plan for how to use the result and to fully inform a patient how the information could be used against them. Being devoid of all political knowledge in those days, I was stunned to hear these words spoken aloud by a professor. I pondered on it for many years. Anyway, this covid issue is much the same. The research that developed genetic testing is part of the ability to identify a particular virus. Had we not the ability to test for a particular virus, the statistics for covid would have been neatly contained within the data for a bad flu year......no panic, no lock downs, no positioning or call up of military assets, no invoking of the defense protection act, no suspending the Constitution, no testing to go see grandma at the nursing home, no test to go to work, no emergency, no shutting down the economy, no terrified elderly waiting for the all clear, no protests, etc.....you get the picture. The point is: if we start that do-a-test-before-we-continue-doing-what-we-were-free-to-do-yesterday THERE IS NO END TO IT.
My genetics professor was right. Thanks for your article. Catherine Schmid Murphy MD FACS retired
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Your article and arguments for ending the lock down for covid get good marks from me. I am in general agreement with your content. There is one thing I would like you to flesh out further, please. It would be best to get several sources. I am generally opposed to the testing of people to prove immunity before allowing return to life. During medical school years ago, my genetics professor cautioned us vehemently about ever doing genetic testing on patients. This was in the late 1980's. He said there was no good end to the concept and that it would eventually be used to EXCLUDE individuals from: jobs, insurance, opportunities, education. He said that if we HAD to profile a patient that we must have a clear reason and plan for how to use the result and to fully inform a patient how the information could be used against them. Being devoid of all political knowledge in those days, I was stunned to hear these words spoken aloud by a professor. I pondered on it for many years. Anyway, this covid issue is much the same. The research that developed genetic testing is part of the ability to identify a particular virus. Had we not the ability to test for a particular virus, the statistics for covid would have been neatly contained within the data for a bad flu year......no panic, no lock downs, no positioning or call up of military assets, no invoking of the defense protection act, no suspending the Constitution, no testing to go see grandma at the nursing home, no test to go to work, no emergency, no shutting down the economy, no terrified elderly waiting for the all clear, no protests, etc.....you get the picture. The point is: if we start that do-a-test-before-we-continue-doing-what-we-were-free-to-do-yesterday THERE IS NO END TO IT.
My genetics professor was right. Thanks for your article. Catherine Schmid Murphy MD FACS retired